club

club

club

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Introduction

war club, handle

Nation of Origin
Materials

wood, feels like a lighter wood.

Techniques or Format

carved and indented.

Motifs and Patterns

terminal end of handle has spear shape with a hole for the trap. No etchings at place for your hand. 5 flowers on each side, with 8 petalled flowers, below the flowers. see photograph for additional motifs. double curved motif

Dimensions: 70 × 6 × 0 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1896,-.1227
GKS Reference Number: 25852
Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184